Guéret is in a plateau between the Creuse and the Gartemperivers, at the foot of two hills: the Puy de Gaudy, 651 m (2,136 ft) high, and the Maupuy, 689 m (2,260 ft) high. The commune has an area of 26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 518 m (1,699 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 431 m (1,414 ft).[3]

The city of Guéret is at about 291 km (181 mi) from Bordeaux, at 374 km (232 mi) from Toulouse, at 390 km (240 mi) from Paris and at 327 km (203 mi) from Lyon.

The inhabitants of Guéret are known, in French, as Guérétois (women: Guérétoises).[5]

The commune of Guéret has a population, in 2014, of 13,342;[6] its population density is of 509 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Guéret

Guéret forms, together with Saint-Fiel, the urban area of Guéret with a population of 14,157 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 42.9 km2 (16.6 sq mi).[7] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Guéret, formed by 32 communes with a population of 31,499 inhabitants and an area of 626.4 km2 (241.9 sq mi).[8]